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Wild Boar at New Forest Wildlife Park

Starting with involvement in the conservation of the Eurasian Otter in the 1970s, the New Forest Wildlife Park has grown over the years to include other indigenous species such as the following (taken from website):

Eurasian Otter

Asian Short Claw Otter

North American River Otter

Giant Otters

European Grey Wolf

Northern Lynx

Wild Boar

Bison

Red Fox

Harvest Mice

Hedgehog

Red Neck Wallaby

Scottish Wildcat

Pine Marten

European Polecat

Ferret

Red Deer

Sika Deer

Fallow Deer

Reeves Muntjac deer

Snowy Owl

Tawny Owl

Barn Owl

Little Owl

Great Grey Owl

European Eagle Owl

North American Great Horned Owl

White Faced Southern Scop Owl

South American Great Horned Owl

Mckinder’s Eagle Owl

Spectacled Owl

Brown Wood Owl

Ural Owl

Boobook Owl

Tropical Butterflies

Otter

Wallaby

In addition to drop-in visits, full day Wildlife Keeper experiences are available, and include the following (taken from website): During the day you will have the opportunity to make up the various animal diets and feed them; clean out sleeping boxes, water baths, food trays etc. Make an enrichment toy and then watch the otters play with it or ignore it! Also, the chance to feed the otters, deer and many more.

Unlike the more domesticated farmyard animals found at Longdown Activity Farm up the road, the wildlife here is much more shy, so there is no guarantee that you’ll see every species. I find that this adds to the excitement of seeing an otter poking its nose out from its hiding place – after all, in the wild you tend not to see animals lining up for inspection.

At the cost of up to £180 per person (accurate on date of publication), this sounds pretty steep – although if wildlife is a passion, it’s a unique opportunity.